Society of Scholars

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The Society of Scholars is an intellectual community of humanists of diverse generations, academic ranks, and departmental affiliations who contribute to and learn from one another’s work. Each year, approximately eight faculty and three dissertation research fellowships support members of the Society of Scholars. Scholars in year-long residence at the University of Washington may be invited to participate as well. The group meets biweekly throughout the year to discuss their research in progress. 

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Cohort Archives

2020 - 2021 Society of Scholars

Portrait of Robert Anderson wearing a dark grey sweater.
Graduate Student
Department of Geography
Portrait of Daniel Bessner in a blue shirt and glasses
Associate Professor
Jackson School of International Studies
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Assistant Professor
Department of Scandinavian Studies
Liora Halperin stands outside wearing glasses and a blue shirt.
Associate Professor
History
A close-up image of Danny Hoffman wearing a black shirt.
Professor
Jackson School of International Studies
A close-up portrait of Bettina Judd wearing glasses and a dark shirt.
Assistant Professor
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
Yuta Kaminishi stands in front of a body of water wearing glasses and a grey shirt.
Graduate Student
Cinema & Media Studies
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Graduate Student
Cinema & Media Studies
Portrait of Devin Naar wearing a purple shirt and tie and wearing glasses.
Associate Professor
Department of History
Portrait of Linh Thủy Nguyễn wearing an orange shirt.
Assistant Professor
American Ethnic Studies
Adair Rounthwaite sits on a blue chair wearing a pink sweater.
Associate Professor and Chair
Art History
Taylor Soja wears a black shirt and tan jacket.
Doctoral Candidate
Department of History
Portrait of Cleo Woelfle-Erskine in front of a body of water wearing a green shirt.
Assistant Professor
School of Marine and Environmental Affairs
Portrait of Maryam Griffin wearing glasses.
Assistant Professor
School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, UW Bothell